Eamonn Holmes says he is "going through hell" after he underwent a painful hip replacement operation four days ago.

Despite still being very much in the recovery process, the star managed to call into the This Morning studios earlier today to give pals Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield an update on his situation.

When asked how he was feeling, the star joked: “I am going through hell! No, the truth is, I think anyone would rather not be going through what I am but to anyone who is facing this operation, I want to say that the people here really do know what they are doing and the technology is so advanced.

“Yes, it is going to hurt a bit but this pain doesn’t compare to what I was going through before.”

Shedding further light on his recovery process, Eamonn added: “At the moment, everything is difficult from charging my mobile phone to brushing my teeth. It’s all just such an effort. Your head also becomes really foggy. But the health professionals do know what they are doing.”

Eamonn then stressed that despite the procedure being seriously uncomfortable, he had no regrets over his decision to go ahead with it, reports the Mirror.

“I’m day four post-operation and the truth is, this will get worse before it gets better,” he added. “But the difference between this pain and the pain I was in before is that this will get better.”